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JoJoConejo
CONTAINS SPOILERS8/10  2 years ago
- Things I didn't think I would see today: Colin Farrell in a family dance off.
- That was the weirdest start. Love it
- The grafting-adoption parallel was extremely sweet and on point
- Ah. The Haley Lu Richardson&Kogonada saga continues
- All the dance crews are reappearing
- Fascinating the technique of showing "videocalls" as the different points of view (in turn), but withou showing screens nor devices. It feels like theater, taking turns as in a ritual
- (Totally unrelated but just yesterday I watched Black Mirror 1x03, and I'm having flashbacks for the memory implant thing)
- Beautiful collection of life instants
- That change in perspective to Jake's was smooth as silk, to seeing Yang, his family and himself and his own actions with different eyes from the past
- (Yang's haircut is a little questionable IMHO)
- It's a captivating idea that of a synthetic being with a marked disposition to curiosity: someone who can act as a sort of mirror, vehicle towards introspection by asking question we don't often ask ourselves or get asked even by loved ones - who maybe take those facetings of our nature for granted. It could be a sort of therapy for many people not questioning their own identity and ideas, not testing and twisting them - which I personally think is one of today's biggest issues
- I'm getting more and more appreciative of Farrell's performances, year after year
- It is turning in a tale over loss. I don't know if I wasn't paying attention to those strings in the soundtrack, but now they fit nicely
- How would you separate your identity from the way you were programmed? Are the two separated?

Visually magnificent, words that come to mind to describe Kogonada are rituality and aesthetic musicality, if it makes sense. A philosopher of tea, after this?
I felt an incomplete connection with the characters. Maybe it was too reflective to allow to create attachment and delve into them properly.
I think I loved Columbus more because of the exchanges of ideas, the dynamic between the characters which led to a mutual growth. Here it felt more one-sided: through Yang's eyes, a blossoming for Jake.
Still, beautiful and poetic
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Nathan
/10  one year ago
I really liked what _After Yang_ was attempting to do. There was a really deep, interesting story about loss, but unfortunately the weight of the topic drowned this movie. The movie was barely 90 minutes long and it felt like eternity watching. The emotional impact was destroyed by the slow pacing. In my opinion, this movie had no business being as long as it did. There was not enough material in order to make a feature length film and would have been better suited at a short film.

**Score:** _57%_ |
**Verdict:** _Decent_
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abdullahosmn
/10  2 years ago
I found in After Yang something I had been searching for for a long time. It is particularly special to me as an Asian whose culture and sense of belonging has faded with each passing generation. My recent quest to rekindle what was once of my ancestors has been especially difficult in a climate that has so flagrantly looked down upon me. After Yang provides a sense of relief in the idea that who you are is not solely defined by where you come from.

**My full 5-star review: ** https://www.cinemasolace.com/reviews-%26-articles/f/review-after-yang-%7C-sundance-2022
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Manuel São Bento
/10  2 years ago
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/after-yang-spoiler-free-review-sundance-2022

"After Yang may have some pacing issues, but Kogonada's beautifully thoughtful storytelling and ASKA's unforgettable, tear-inducing score transform this piece into a contemplative, inspirational cinematic experience.

A profound, sincere study of what it means to be a family, what it means to be loved, and how important it is to remember where we come from. A fascinating look into the core of humanity through the heart of a robot - both literally and figuratively.

Exceptional performances, but Colin Farrell stands out with a subtle yet potent performance. Occasionally, it loses itself amid its admittedly gorgeous wide, static shots.

Still memorable, nonetheless."

Rating: B+
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VWFringe
9/10  2 years ago
Don't read this until you've seen it...

I've seen the original, "Fahrenheit 451," at least half a dozen times; I wonder if I'll see this that many. I'd stack this right alongside that. I found it deeply moving, but then I've lost someone close and it's prolly natural to access our own grief when we see someone else who is struggling with their own.

I have two questions, and if I find their answers elsewhere I'll edit in down below:
1. What did Mika say to Yang in Mandarin when she visited his empty room?
2. Did it seem like he ran out of memory, but wasn't willing to sacrifice any of his old memories? And, did it seem that was the cause of his, "off state?"

I hope, if this future happens that we do better at acknowledging them as part of our family -- funerals are for the survivors, and grief should be allowed. However, as much as it bothers me in retrospect that clones and bots have such a diminished status in society, while watching it i was simply caught up in the beauty of the idea their adopted son had two or three seconds a day to record what was important to him...what would it be?
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